Entertainment
10 September, 2024
Elegance key to Amateurs
SPRING is here and with it the races but, most importantly, the fashion and this year Cairns Amateurs Carnival is set to wow with its tropical elegance theme.
Going from Thursday, September 12 to Saturday, September 14, the Cairns Amateurs is back with more fashion, beautiful styling and over $15,000 in prizes for the best dressed pledged by fashion partner Cairns Central.
This year’s categories include gold class ladies racewear, open ladies racewear and local ladies racewear on Friday, September 13 and best dressed couple, open ladies classic racewear, open men’s racewear and open ladies contemporary racewear for Saturday, September 14.
Carnival Ambassador and racing style icon Emma Scodellaro will set the fashion pace across both days.
“This is the 66th year of the Cairns Amateurs, and we’re continuing the theme of bringing country and city together. We’ve got the gala ball, the high tea, two days of racing with Fashions on the Field being the pinnacle of the carnival,” said Amateurs steering committee member Rebecca Conlan.
“The theme for this year’s Fashions on the Field is ‘tropical elegance’ and we’re encouraging people to encompass what that theme means to them, something that’s appropriate for the climate but also very polished,” she said.
“It can be fun and colourful, or it can be muted pastel tones, which is the palette we have in the tropics. We just ask people to bring their own interpretation in a very polished and racewear format.”
To build on the excitement of the upcoming Fashions on the Field, fashion partner Cairns Central has set up a retrospective exhibition showcasing the elegance and creativity of past winners and their stunning outfits.
The exhibition showcases the winning fashion ensembles of Hall of Fame winners Jaydee Paino, Di Stewart, Kymberlee Cockrem, Monique Locastro, Tim Marsh and Yvette Thompson.
The exhibition is located on the ground floor near the Myer entrance and will run until the end of September.
“We are proud of our long-term partnership with Cairns Amateurs, encapsulated by our Fashions on the Field exhibition,” said Cairns Central marketing manager Lousie Struber.
“For shoppers, we trust this colourful floor installation will be a lovely walk down memory lane and insight into the constantly changing world of fashion.”
Multi Fashions on the Field winner and Tablelands resident Kymberlee Cockrem offered a few tips for fashionistas this racing season.
“For this year’s theme I recommend colourful and breezy fabrics, something that fits the climate of Cairns, and the most important thing – wear something you’re comfortable in and that you love wearing,” she said.
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